| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 1 2004 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2004) |
| Nov 5 2004 |
Waiver of right of respondent Richard Ceballos to respond filed. |
| Nov 8 2004 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by California State Association of Counties. |
| Nov 17 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 3, 2004. |
| Nov 26 2004 |
Response Requested . (Due December 27, 2004) |
| Dec 6 2004 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 26, 2005. |
| Jan 25 2005 |
Brief of respondent Richard Ceballos in opposition filed. |
| Feb 3 2005 |
Reply of petitioners Gil Garcetti, et al. filed. |
| Feb 9 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 25, 2005. |
| Feb 28 2005 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by California State Association of Counties GRANTED. |
| Feb 28 2005 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 10 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including May 9, 2005. |
| Apr 29 2005 |
Further extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including May 27, 2005. |
| May 26 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed. |
| May 27 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| May 27 2005 |
Joint appendix filed. (Jt. Appendix in three volumes.) |
| May 27 2005 |
Brief of petitioners Gil Garcetti, et al. filed. |
| May 27 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. |
| May 27 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed. |
| Jun 3 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including July 22, 2005. |
| Jul 20 2005 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jul 20 2005 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 12, 2005. |
| Jul 21 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Treasury Employees Union filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Association of Deputy District Attorneys, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Education Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Government Accountability Project, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief of respondent Richard Ceballos filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 28 2005 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 29 2005 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 11 2005 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Central Dist. of California. (1 box) |
| Aug 25 2005 |
Reply of petitioners Gil Garcetti, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 2 2005 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 12 2005 |
Argued. For petitioners: Cindy S. Lee, Glendale, Cal.; and Dan Himmelfarb, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for the United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer, Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 17 2006 |
This case is RESTORED to the calendar for reargument. |
| Feb 24 2006 |
SET FOR REARGUMENT on March 21, 2006. |
| Mar 2 2006 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief in support of neither party out of time filed by Elaine Mittleman. (Distributed) |
| Mar 21 2006 |
Reargued. Cindy S. Lee, Glendale, Cal.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for the United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer, Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 27 2006 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of tme filed by Elaine Mittleman DENIED. |
| May 30 2006 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 30 2006 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 5 2006 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (07/05/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received. |
| Jul 17 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. |
| Jul 17 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Central District of California. |